10 Tollymore Road

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

SEE CONTRACTOR’S COMMENTS

Large, two storey late Edwardian house of c.1910, with various gabled and canted bays and overall slight hint of the Domestic Revival style. The building appears to be roughly U shaped and has a gabled, hipped and mansard roof with slight overhang and artificial ‘slates’. The façade is a rough cast rendered with smooth render quoins and dressings. The windows are generally plain sash with single, double and tripartite varieties in evidence as well as paired and triple groupings. The front (E) façade is asymmetric with two full height gabled bays and a lych-gate-like, gabled, open porch. To the E there is a full height canted bay. Tall rendered chimney stack.

Large modern apartment blocks sited to the W.

Historical information

This property was originally known as ‘Navan House’ and appears to have been built c.1910-15. It was used as a holiday home for the mentally retarded in the 1970s-80s but has now been subdivided into apartments, with further apartment blocks built to the rear.

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

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Criteria for listing: historic interest

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Evaluation

Large, two storey late Edwardian house of c.1910, with various gabled and canted bays and overall slight hint of the Domestic Revival style. The roof is now covered in artificial slates and internally the building appears to have been divided into apartments.